Micheal D Higgins said he does not draw his Dole Pension or his Ministerial Pension ,
After drawing down 542,000 per annum on salary and discretionary spend.
Is he actually allowed draw these Pensions too if he wished to do so ? |
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"Micheal D Higgins said he does not draw his Dole Pension or his Ministerial Pension ,
After drawing down 542,000 per annum on salary and discretionary spend.
Is he actually allowed draw these Pensions too if he wished to do so ?"
This is corrupt ireland some ministers own companies as well and also being landlords they can claim whatever they like as nobody will stand up to them or expose them. |
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No he doesn't draw his TDs pension or his Senator's pension... He does draw his pension from ucg.. That was a contributory pension he paid into and amounts to 19000 a year... He uses that to pay off the mortgage on his house... How many people would refuse to draw the other two pensions? I don't know... But this is the system... If you want a change maybe the Irish people should stop re-electing FF and FG every single time... Just a thought  |
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Fuck I need a cushy civil service job, I pay decent money into a pension but even by the time I reach the age where I can start drawing on it I won't receive enough per week to live off. |
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"Fuck I need a cushy civil service job, I pay decent money into a pension but even by the time I reach the age where I can start drawing on it I won't receive enough per week to live off."
I don't have a pension... I don't think they are worth it... Maybe a little apartment you can rent out in your later years would be more beneficial? |
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"No he doesn't draw his TDs pension or his Senator's pension... He does draw his pension from ucg.. That was a contributory pension he paid into and amounts to 19000 a year... He uses that to pay off the mortgage on his house... How many people would refuse to draw the other two pensions? I don't know... But this is the system... If you want a change maybe the Irish people should stop re-electing FF and FG every single time... Just a thought "
Turkeys do not vote for Christmas all of them is as bad as each other |
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Is it not the case that if he does not draw it down it just gets backlogged as an entitlement.
ie. If he reaches the age of 90 he can claim the whole lot back in one day?
or if he dies his next of kin can claim it? |
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"Ah but come on he promised 7 yrs ago that he would not run again as he would be too old .
If he gets in what are the odds he will chance it again in 7 yrs .
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Shouldn't he be judged on wheater he will represent our country better than those running agaisnt him. It's not like he lied about sleeping with his secretary. I'm sure when he took the first term he thoughy he wouldn't be able for another. Right now he is a far better face and voice for our country than the rest. |
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"Fuck I need a cushy civil service job, I pay decent money into a pension but even by the time I reach the age where I can start drawing on it I won't receive enough per week to live off.
I don't have a pension... I don't think they are worth it... Maybe a little apartment you can rent out in your later years would be more beneficial? "
Ya I'm thinking of getting into property in a few years, flip a few places buy two decent places live in one and rent the other |
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"Shouldn't he be judged on wheater he will represent our country better than those running agaisnt him. It's not like he lied about sleeping with his secretary. I'm sure when he took the first term he thoughy he wouldn't be able for another. Right now he is a far better face and voice for our country than the rest. "
He should be judged on the man he is and not the perceptions of him as an independent socialist with the working people in his mind.
He has FG ministers handing out his leaflets on the street, hardly independent. He lies about his finances and like all FG/FF backed people says he did not get a payment when he means the payment was differed. He hosts billionaires to dinner in the presidential house and after the dinner has adopted policies the billionaire has openly endorsed.
He has rallied against our constitution multiple times, from human rights, to our neutrality. Fully backed by FG in his efforts to do so.
Vote for him on them grounds, don't vote for him as an honest man who refused his pension and is one of us. |
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"Maybe you think he is a better face and voice but that voice has gone back on his word !!!"
Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't vote for him but I think that particular point is more of a sound bite used by his opponents rather than a genuine reason for him to step out of the race |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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And there's some peeps going on about the travellers while the real issue is burried completely somewhere else.
Has anyone ever wondered how much tax this Peter Casey is paying, I bet feck all, running an international company.
Also no outcry when the Revenue Commissioners published recently the newest figures on the super rich in this country paying fuck all tax.
Politicians running a lovely gravy train in this country and corruption is rampant.
1 in 5 TDs are landlords with FG leading the list, and you wonder why there's nothing done about the homeless crisis and the rents spiralling.
Just to mention a few... |
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"Shouldn't he be judged on wheater he will represent our country better than those running agaisnt him. It's not like he lied about sleeping with his secretary. I'm sure when he took the first term he thoughy he wouldn't be able for another. Right now he is a far better face and voice for our country than the rest.
He should be judged on the man he is and not the perceptions of him as an independent socialist with the working people in his mind.
He has FG ministers handing out his leaflets on the street, hardly independent. He lies about his finances and like all FG/FF backed people says he did not get a payment when he means the payment was differed. He hosts billionaires to dinner in the presidential house and after the dinner has adopted policies the billionaire has openly endorsed.
He has rallied against our constitution multiple times, from human rights, to our neutrality. Fully backed by FG in his efforts to do so.
Vote for him on them grounds, don't vote for him as an honest man who refused his pension and is one of us."
Who are the billionaires and what were the policies?? As far as I'm aware the president of Ireland doesn't have any policies,thats the government's job... |
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"Shouldn't he be judged on wheater he will represent our country better than those running agaisnt him. It's not like he lied about sleeping with his secretary. I'm sure when he took the first term he thoughy he wouldn't be able for another. Right now he is a far better face and voice for our country than the rest.
He should be judged on the man he is and not the perceptions of him as an independent socialist with the working people in his mind.
He has FG ministers handing out his leaflets on the street, hardly independent. He lies about his finances and like all FG/FF backed people says he did not get a payment when he means the payment was differed. He hosts billionaires to dinner in the presidential house and after the dinner has adopted policies the billionaire has openly endorsed.
He has rallied against our constitution multiple times, from human rights, to our neutrality. Fully backed by FG in his efforts to do so.
Vote for him on them grounds, don't vote for him as an honest man who refused his pension and is one of us.
Who are the billionaires and what were the policies?? As far as I'm aware the president of Ireland doesn't have any policies,thats the government's job... "
You know he just says shit for the craic? Like the more contaversial the better I'd not read into it  |
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"And there's some peeps going on about the travellers while the real issue is burried completely somewhere else.
Has anyone ever wondered how much tax this Peter Casey is paying, I bet feck all, running an international company.
Also no outcry when the Revenue Commissioners published recently the newest figures on the super rich in this country paying fuck all tax.
Politicians running a lovely gravy train in this country and corruption is rampant.
1 in 5 TDs are landlords with FG leading the list, and you wonder why there's nothing done about the homeless crisis and the rents spiralling.
Just to mention a few..."
Spot on, one of the politicians mantras: misdirection misdirection misdirection. And as for the presidential office being above politics!! more like under it over it and inside it. What a waste of money keeping a little leprachaun in the park on an all expenses 7 year journey and for what? and I quote from his recent interview on radio "Well Pat, I leave in the real world". As donkey said in Shrek, "Pick me, pick me", I'll gladly live in YOUR real world
Rant over, now back to enjoying some funny witty chat |
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"We are voting for Sean Gallagher.
Straight, honest and sound plus the first lady looks the part lol."
Peter Casey, just to give the establishment a fuck up..  |
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"Call a spade a spade, he is some guy to draw tax payers money since 1969 and get honest fools to crowd fund this campaign to draw again for the next 7 yrs .
You would have to admire his pluck !!"
Like every politician, i admire the learning they receive from carr communications and the like, its called establishment for a reason |
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By *eirdre40Couple
over a year ago
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"Ah but come on he promised 7 yrs ago that he would not run again as he would be too old .
If he gets in what are the odds he will chance it again in 7 yrs .
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He can only serve 2 terms so can't run again.
On the pension front, in the Pat Kenny Debate , Kenny stated to him that he is restricted from receiving his government pensions while President which he denied. Kenny seemed to think this was the case.
Either way he is a Champaign socialist who should never be allowed to take the piss again with his 3,000Euro a night hotel rooms and 10,000Euro spent on grooming his dogs. Who knows what other luxuries he's had on the our taxes. |
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"Ah but come on he promised 7 yrs ago that he would not run again as he would be too old .
If he gets in what are the odds he will chance it again in 7 yrs .
He can only serve 2 terms so can't run again.
On the pension front, in the Pat Kenny Debate , Kenny stated to him that he is restricted from receiving his government pensions while President which he denied. Kenny seemed to think this was the case.
Either way he is a Champaign socialist who should never be allowed to take the piss again with his 3,000Euro a night hotel rooms and 10,000Euro spent on grooming his dogs. Who knows what other luxuries he's had on the our taxes. "
That ten thousand on dogs has been proven to be complete non sense... |
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